Bait-gun.



No, 690,244. Patented nec, 3||9o|.'

o. J. DE nusHEv.

B'AIT- GUN.

(Application filed Aug, 8, 1901.)

(No Modal.)

UNITED STATES 1 OLIVER JAMES DE ROSI-IEY, OF IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO. DAVID GILBERT, OF AMASA, MICHIGAN.

SAIT-GUN.

SPECIFIGATXON forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,244, dated December31, 1901.

Application filed August 8, 1901.I

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Be it known that I, OLIVER JAMES' DE Ro- SHEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Iron Mountain, in the county of Dickinson andState of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Bait-Gun, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in bait-guns, especially a gunadapted for the execution of Wolves or like animals.

A further purpose of the invention is to so construct the gun that acartridge may be expeditiouslyand conveniently placed in a barrel andheld in position therein by means of a breech-block carrying a needle.

A special feature of the invention is the construction of the barrel ofthe gun with an integral breech extension, which is bored 1ongitudinallyand provided with a lengthwise slot and a recess adjacent to thecartridgechamber or breech, as hereinafter described.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved device set for action.Fig. 2 is a plan View of the improved device drawn on a larger scale.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved device. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal vertical section through the device, and Fig. 5 is atransverse section taken practically on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

A represents a barrel adapted to carry a cartridge, and B a breechextension of the barrel. This breech extension Where it connects withthe barrel is provided with a chamber 10, open at the top, but normallyclosed by a cover 12, attached to the breech-block 11, whichbreech-block has a hinge connection With the breech extension and thebarrel at one side of the device, as is best shown in Fig. 5. The cover12, carried by the breechblock 11, extends to an offset 13 at the top ofthe breech extension, between the forward and rear ends of the saidextension, and back sedano. rrete. (No model.)

of the offset 13 the breech extension is closed, with the exception of alongitudinal slot 14.

A hammer 15, which is in the nature of a bar, is held to slide in thebreech extension of the device, and this hammer at its forward end isprovided with a recess 16 at one side. The hammer 15 is likewiseprovided with a handle 17, Which extends up through the slot 14, and atthe rear of the hammer 15 a spring 6o 1S is located in the breechextension, having bearing against the rear end of the hammer and againsta cap 19, Which is screwed upon or otherwise secured to the rear of thebreech extensiomand this cap 19 is provided with 65 an eye 20, adaptedto receive a chain 21 or the like, whereby the device may be attached toa tree or other support, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

A slot 22 is longitudinally made in one side 7o of the breech extensionleading into the chamber 10, as is illustrated in Fig. 3, and Withinvthis slot 22 an angle-lever 23 is fulcrumedat the junction of itsmembers, and one end of this lever is adapted to engage with therecessed portion 16 of the hammer 15 to hold the said hammer backagainst the tension of its spring 18. The end of the lever 23 whichextends out beyond the side of the device is preferably provided with aseries of aper- 8o tures, and a link 25 is attached to the lever 23 atany one of the apertures, according to the quickness With which it isdesired that the lever shall be released from the hammer 15. This link25 is connected With a bait- 85 holder 27, usually made in the shape ofhooks extending up at the muzzle portion of the device, as is shown inFig. 1, and the hooks preferably form portions of strands 26, which'have guided movement on the outside of the 9o barrel A and are attachedto the link 25, so that as soon as the bait is taken and an effort ismade to remove it the bait-holder will be drawn downward and the lever23 will be released from the hammer 15, which Will be shot forward byits spring 18 to an engagement with a firing-pin 29, located in thebreech-block 11 and controlled bya spring 30, the ring-pin beingprevented from leaving the breech-block by a suitable pin 31 or its rooequivalent, as shown in Fig. 4.

A cartridge 28 is readily placed in the barrel, as shown in Fig. 4, whenthe breechblock 1l is opened out to the position shown in dotted linesin Fig. 5, therebyexposing the chamber l0,into which the cartridge isplaced before it is introduced into the barrel.

The breech-block is held closed through the medium ofa latch 32, pivotedto one side of the breech extension and engaging with a pin 33 on thebreech-block. The device is very simple and effective, and the hammer isreleased practically as soon as the bait is touched, said hammerimmediately exploding the cartridge, and the animal in front of themuzzle receiving the charge.

The device is set by carrying the hammer l5 rearward through the mediumof its handle 17 and causing the inner end of the triplever 23 to engagewiththe for-ward end of the hammer.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The improved bait-gun comprisinga barrel, having abreech extension formed integrally therewith and provided with alongitudinal bore having a lengthwise side slot, and achamber which isarranged between the aforesaid chamber, means for securing the.

same closed, an elbow-lever pivoted in a slot in the breech extensionand adapted to engage the hammer, and a sliding bait-carrier connectedwiththe outer arm of said lever, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

QLIVER JAMES DE ROSHEY.

Witnesses z DAVID GILBERT, CHARLES DION.

